Presentations & Posters
Invited Speakers
Adaptation of AgRobotics for root and bulb vegetable production in high organic matter soils. Geoff Farintosh, University of Guelph
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Spotted lanternfly past, present and future: Impacts and management of this invasive pest. Julie Urban, Pennsylvania State University
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Palmer amaranth: Biology, ecology, management and lessons learned from Georgia, California and New York. Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell AgriTech
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A plague on all our houses: Plant viruses. Jonathan Griffiths, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Industry Speakers
Viatude, a new fungicide for management of white mould in soybean in Eastern Canada. Jamshid Ashigh, Corteva Agriscience
Graduate Oral Competition
​Emerging threat of ring nematode in Ontario's fruit crop production: What we know so far. Jerry Akanwari, Brock University
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Resistance to two SDHI fungicides in Stemphylium vesicarium, 2023. Emily McFaul, University of Guelph
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Optimization and scalability of regenerative in situ electrochemical hypochlorination for closed-loop hydroponics. Serge Lévesque, University of Guelph
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Examining two Dicyphus species (Hemiptera: Miridae) for their potential use as biological control agents on greenhouse crops. Carly Demers, University of Windsor
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Mitigating apple replant disease with biocontrol soil treatments. Meaghan Mechler, University of Guelph
Graduate Poster Competition
Disease forecasting models for management of Stemphylium leaf blight of onion. Julia Scicluna, University of Guelph​
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Characterizing beta-tubulin dsRNA for RNAi control of an aggressive Neopestalotiopsis species. Sarah Koeppe, University of Guelph
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Effect of soil pH and calcium base saturation on severity of clubroot on canola, 2023. Kirsten Holy, University of Guelph
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Estimating Fusarium head blight severity in winter wheat using deep learning and a spectral index. Riley McConachie, University of Guelph
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American ginseng: multi-pathogen interactions in ginseng replant disease. Andrew Rabas, Western University
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Tetranychus urticae adaptation to phenylpropanoid defensive compounds in Arabidopsis thaliana. Alexander Harrison, Western University
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Engineering RNA interference precursors to induce silencing of hop latent viroid in hop (Humulus lupulus L). Taylor Atsaidis Royal, University of Guelph
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Managing Verticillium stripe in canola through genetics, omics, and understanding the Brassica napus - Verticillium longisporum interaction. Ayomi Thilakarathne, Wilfred Laurier University
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Pathogenicity of Ilyonectria mors-panacis on American ginseng using chlorophyll fluorescence measurements. Anka Colo, Western University
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Screening for Neopestalotiopsis spp. in Ontario strawberry varieties and F1 hybrids. Justin McNally, University of Guelph
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A CRISPR platform for controlling Fusarium dry rot in potato. Narges Atabaki, University of Guelph
Undergraduate Poster Competition
The influence of cannabis plant tissue type, trichome density and cultivar on cannabis aphid (Phorodon cannabis) behaviour. Carter Mikkelsen, University of Guelph
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Phosphate solubilizing microbes Pseudomonas poae (I186) and Pantoea eucalypti (I77) demonstrating dual potential as bio-fertilizer and bio-fungicide. Ryan Joyce, Western University
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Potential companion plants to protect against Thrips parvispinus in greenhouse ornamental crops. Avery Johnson, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
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The potential of Pseudomonas flourescens, I336 and Bacillus velezensis, I113 to restore garlic seed stocks with latent fusarium infections. Anna Hawkins, Western University
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Biocontrol of fungal plant pathogens in cannabis using Bacillus amyloliquefaciens I113. Hayden Hornick Martyk, Western University
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Fungal endophyte Beauveria bassiana suppresses clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) on cabbage under controlled environment conditions. Kelly Ruigrok, University of Guelph
Regular Posters
Assessment of pesticide resistance of Tetranychus urticae populations from southwestern Ontario. Joseane Moreira do Nascimento, Western University
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Switchgrass gall midge, an emerging Ontario pest. Rebecca Hallett, University of Guelph
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Assessing the ecological interactions between invasive and endemic species of gall midge pests of canola. Rebecca Hallett, University of Guelph
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Initial testing of weeding robots in vegetable production systems in Ontario Canada. Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA
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Available genetic testing enables early detection and mitigation of herbicide resistant weeds. Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA
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Harmonized surveillance of common waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus): A model of national collaboration. Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA
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Invasive insects to watch out for: A Canadian Plant Heath Council initiative. Tracey Baute, OMAFRA